Richard Bowen, b: 1600

^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}

^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}

^{1565 First colony St. Augustine}
^{1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony}
^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}


		^James Bowen^{b.1550 , Wales d.1629 Carmarthenshire, Wales}

	^{Richard Bowen}^{b.1600 , Wales d.}

		^{Ellen Griffith}^{b.1558 , Wales d.}

^Sarah Bowen^{b.1628 , United Kingdom d.1676 Rehoboth, Massachusetts}

	^Ann Born^{b.1602 Swansea Glamorgan, Wales d.1648 Rehoboth, Massachusetts}